WA Man, 20, Arrested in Killing of Five at Shopping Mall

Tips and surveillance video led to the arrest of a 20-year-old Oak Harbor, Wa., man in connection with Friday’s deadly shooting at the Cascade Mall in Burlington, Wa., in which five people were killed. The suspect, identified as Arcan Cetin, was arrested Saturday evening as he walked along a street in Oak Harbor, the Seattle Times Want to read more? Please subscribe to The Crime Report!

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